Albania Armoured Cars

Ansaldo Lancia IZ

Based on the Lancia IZ Truck, the IZ armored car was an advanced design for it's day. For firepower the vehicle was equipped with a turret mounted machine gun and a further small turret on top with another (later models)- giving this car considerable firepower. Steel rails were added over the top tor cutting wire. Little used in WW1 due to terrain on which the Italians fought, many were sent to North Africa for police work. Total production from 1914 - 1918 was 120. After WW1 some were sent to Albania where they formed the sole armored force of the country for many years.